Brooklyn

Israeli Brand ecoLove among casualties of Brooklyn boycott: 'They boycotted our shampoo'

Sharona Romano Lazar, the company’s owner, says she is struggling to make sense of the situation.

The exterior of the Park Slope Food Coop in Brooklyn.
The exterior of the Park Slope Food Coop in Brooklyn.

Bamba blankets NYC after Park Slope Food Coop vote to boycott Israeli products. What’s next?

The exterior of the Park Slope Food Coop in Brooklyn.

Jewish group files cease and desist order against Park Slope Food Co-op for its Israel boycott

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivers his 100 Days Address, a speech dedicated to outline the progress made on his core campaign promises since taking office, in Queens, New York City, US, April 12, 2026.

Mamdani to appoint anti-Israel JVP rabbi to taxpayer-funded city hall faith liaison role


Jewish Holocaust survivor beaten to death, nursing home roommate charged

Nina Kravtsov was from a small Ukrainian town. She was forced into a ghetto with several other family members when her town was invaded.

Kings County Supreme Court building. (illustrative)

Luigi Mangione wins dismissal of some counts over killing US health insurance executive

While the killing of Thompson was also widely condemned by public officials across the political spectrum, Mangione has become a folk hero to some Americans who decry steep healthcare costs.

Luigi Mangione, accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, appears in Manhattan Supreme Court earlier this year.

Ahead of election, Brooklyn synagogue demands voter registration to attend High Holiday services

By tying holiday seating to voter registration, Shaare Zion is in effect launching one of the more sweeping Jewish voter-registration campaigns ever attempted by any religious institution in New York

Congregation Shaare Zion in Gravesend, Brooklyn, is requiring proof of voter registration for High Holiday attendance ahead of New York City’s 2025 mayoral election.

Robert Jay Lifton, pioneering scholar of Nazi doctors and Jewish memory, dies at 99

Robert Jay Lifton, whose work on genocide psychology reshaped Holocaust studies and Jewish thought for decades, died at his home in Massachusetts at 99.

Robert Jay Lifton in a 2009 documentary based on his book, "The Nazi Doctors."

From Brooklyn to Jerusalem: Dr. Yehuda Resiman's back and forth journey

Now he’s truly home. And although he is unhappy with Israel’s current political leadership, he’s not leaving again. 

YEHUDA REISMAN with a mother and child in Haiti, one year after the earthquake.

Three dead, eight wounded after mass shooting in Brooklyn

NYPD Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch named the victims as one man in his mid-20s, one man in his 30s, and one man whose age is unconfirmed. 

Officer work at the scene in Crown Heights, Brooklyn on August 17, 2025.

The aliyah story of Shirelle Weingarten, a scrunchie connoisseur

For Weingarten, this journey has been far from linear – it’s been a series of bold decisions, personal growth, and an unwavering commitment to finding her place in Israel.

BLENDING A nursing career with a thriving business

Saraf and Wolf make history as Israeli back-to-back first-round picks by Nets

Brooklyn’s bold rebuild sets up first Israeli teammates in NBA history, on a franchise and city rich in Jewish culture.

Ben Saraf (left) and Danny Wolf (right) are slated to become the first Israeli teammates in the NBA.

'We can slit their throats': Alleged would-be Oct. 7 New York attacker extradited to US for trial

Muhammad Shahzeb Khan is alleged to have planned an ISIS-inspired attack on New York's Jewry on the one year anniversary of October 7.

Muhammad Shahzeb Khan

Brooklyn Pride interfaith service canceled over synagogue’s ‘alignment with pro-Israel' views

Kane Street Synagogue, a historic Conservative synagogue in Brooklyn, was set to host the 15th annual interfaith service on Wednesday before it was canceled last week.

 Kane Street Synagogue in Cobble Hill is known as "The Mother Synagogue" of Brooklyn — the oldest Jewish congregation serving the Brooklyn neighborhood in which it was founded, with roots dating back to 1856.